Laboratory of Addictive Disorders

05/14/2026

https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/news-events/articles/2026/researchers-awarded-2-9m-to-investigate-brain-mechanisms-that-drive-alcohol-use-disorder/

Researchers Awarded $2.9M to Investigate Brain Mechanisms that Drive Alcohol Use Disorder Photo by Logan Weaver | on Unsplash. Grant Award Researchers Awarded $2.9M to Investigate Brain Mechanisms that Drive Alcohol Use Disorder Hope is to identify potential new therapeutic targets for treat...

08/30/2024

08/30/2024

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10342914/

08/30/2024

https://www.eneuro.org/content/9/5/ENEURO.0260-22.2022.long

08/30/2024

https://www.eneuro.org/content/10/12/ENEURO.0424-23.2023.long

12/11/2023

" "Alien" International Pharmacologists in the U.S. Workforce: From Graduate Students to Junior Faculty, Challenges and Opportunities"
Hosted by the ASPET IDEA Committee

Friday, December 15, 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

This is the first in a series of three webinars. This panel discussion will explore 1) the challenges faced by pharmacologists across the spectrum from graduate students to postdoctoral fellows to junior faculty concerning their international status and “alien” status in the US, 2) identify specific challenges and possible strategies for addressing these.

http://send.aspet.org/link.cfm?r=KZXpwh0zwrYBeez7rWX-gA~~&pe=rFa-5ua5dpffapYQSJ3ueAoPdr96buErVmT0z_Rur0DQSwq8iku9qo_MUYOrE5nZ4RK_PQHrRJlLljxiLW1lyQ~~&t=bX52Bx-_p6R6mk_1yKUqOQ~~

11/30/2023

New upcoming webinar:
"Exploring Exciting Paths: Careers beyond Academia for Pharmacologists and Biomedical Scientists"

This panel discussion hosted by the Young Scientist Committee will be a networking event to discuss careers outside of the traditional academic tenure-track faculty positions. Attendees will get exposure to graduate students and postdocs in different careers beyond academia. In addition, this sessio...

05/09/2021

The truth 😂

12/22/2020

Congratulations for winning a prestigious Fulbright award, Margaret! And good luck for your adventure in Germany: we are so proud of you!

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11/30/2020

"A little night(PA)CAP: pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide mediates behavioral effects of alcohol withdrawal" A commentary by Drs. Pirino and Barson on our recently published paper "Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) modulates dependence-induced alcohol drinking and anxiety-like behavior in male rats."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-020-00922-2